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alaTest.com
Editors' rating: 83
Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 748 reviews of Canon PowerShot S50 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 84/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 540866 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 83/100 = Very Good.
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Editors' rating: 80
Summary: Lets be honest I think we all expect more from Canon than to simply bolt a larger sensor into an existing design, but that's exactly what they did with the G5 and the S50.
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Editors' rating: 90
Summary: The S50 comes in two colours, black and silver. It has a sturdy, black polycarbonate body, covered by strong, brushed aluminum panels. The overall result is a very solid-feeling camera that exudes of quality and class. The PowerShot S50 measures 4.4" ...
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Summary: The S50 doesn't have as nice of a bundle as the G3, but it's still excellent (the remote control and AC adapter are exclusive to the G3)
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Editors' rating: 80
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RAW image format
The main purpose of RAW image format is to capture a photo with as little processing as possible. In a JPEG file, several parameters are applied to the image, such as white balance, saturation and contrast, among other things; then the file is compressed using a lossy scheme. With RAW format you are generally getting as much information as your digital camera can record with, so in essence, RAW acts very much like a digital negative. The advantage of having a large amount of data in each image is that the photographer has more to work with in post-processing, and can cull out any unwanted data manually. The disadvantage is that the files are very large, causing more room to be taken up on the camera's memory card, and also slowing down the camera's ability to capture shots because of recording time.
Another thing to be aware of with RAW format is that each digital camera manufacturer creates their own proprietary type of RAW, so not all photo processing software will work with all RAW photos.
Aperture-priority
Aperture-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow the photographer to set the aperture, and the camera will then set the appropriate shutter speed based on the light meter reading. In this way, a photographer can control depth of field easily and create images with selective focus. This works well when you have a distracting or unattractive background that you want to keep out of focus, or just want to have more creative options in your images.
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Shutter-priority
Shutter-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow the photographer to set the shutter speed, and the camera will then set the appropriate aperture based on the light meter reading. Fast shutter speeds are ideal for capturing sharp images of high speed events, such as sports and other high action occasions. Slow shutter speeds can be set to get artistic blur in images, such as moving water or car taillights at night. Using shutter-priority will allow such flexibility while providing good exposure for your photos.
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